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Heparin and Related Drugs: Beyond Anticoagulant Activity
2013
ISRN Pharmacology
Heparin has been widely used as an anticoagulant for more than 80 years. However, there is now considerable evidence that heparin also possesses anti-inflammatory activity, both experimentally and clinically. Importantly in many instances, the anti-inflammatory actions of heparin are independent of anticoagulant activity raising the possibility of developing novel drugs based on heparin that retain the anti-inflammatory activity. Heparin exhibits anti-inflammatory activities via a variety of
doi:10.1155/2013/910743
pmid:23984092
pmcid:PMC3747464
fatcat:qqnrmxtq5rhgxgs45rn6iaruim